AutoUpdate on Mac makes folder

[jscooper]

Howdy all,

I have an FM8 client with Server 7. I have a plugin set to autoupdate without a problem (Troi File Plugin). But I'm now trying to do the same with EventScript. It's in a tar file. When it downloads to the mac client, I end up with an empty FOLDER called EventScript.fmplugin, not a plugin file.

Anyone seen this before? I'm stumped.

Thanks,

Jeff

[CyborgSam]

Many Mac "files" are actually folders, for example .app and .fmplugin. Normally these folders contain a folder named Contents.

StuffIt can incorrectly expand tar & zip files. I suggest downloading the file by holding down the option key (so it won't get processed). Look at the icon of the .tar archive, if it's some StuffIt icon, manually drop the file on the "BOMArchiveHelper" which is in /System/Library/CoreServices, otherwise, you should be able to double-click it.

[jscooper]

On the client the tar file shows up as a tar archive (with the mac zipper icon). On the server, which is where I ran the tar command to create it, it's a stuffit tar icon. Another plugin on the same server is autoupdated fine. The server is 10.3.9 (not server) and the client is 10.4.2.

Thanks.

Jeff

[CyborgSam]

Select the icon once on the server and Get Info. Under the Open With, change the app to /System/Library/CoreServices/BOMArchiveHelper. Then click the Change All.